If you caught a glimpse of the Aerial Lift Bridge last Independence Day, you undoubtedly noticed the awesome patriotic lighting through the night. The folks behind the special lighting last year announced they will be doing it again this year.

It's back! One of the most-affordable and fun ways to explore the Canal Park/downtown Duluth area in the summertime is the Port Town Trolly. The Duluth Transit Authority has announced its plans to roll out the red trolly car again for the 2016 summer season starting this Saturday, June 6.

Whether you've lived here your whole life or have only visited the Twin Ports for a day or so - chances are that you've stopped to watch the ore boats as they arrive and depart from the largest inland port in the nation. Now, your chance to ride on one of those boats is coming; In fact, you could spend five days on the "cruise of a lifetime"!

The 2015 Duluth Polar Bear Plunge is Saturday, February 21. As hundreds of brave individuals dive into the icy waters of Lake Superior in support of Special Olympics of Minnesota, we will have a live video stream of the event right here!

Bob Abrahamson came on the show to talk about the Mataafa, a boat that met a terrible fate right in the canal area. A captain who made a decision he would regret, and a storm that blew several ships to run aground or sink in the early 1900's.

The Aerial Lift Bridge, one of Duluth's most iconic landmarks, went red, white, and blue for Independence Day; marking the latest instance in a series of different occasions the bridge has been bathed in light of different colors in recent years to commemorate different causes.

The Aerial Lift Bridge will begin operating "summer hours" starting Friday, May 23. The bridge will lift on the hour and half hour between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., seven days a week until Labor Day. These bridge operations apply to all marine traffic less than 300 gross tons.

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